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spicysista

(1,731 posts)
Fri Mar 23, 2018, 02:36 PM Mar 2018

More State Sanctioned Murder

The next time someone suggests, tongue in cheek or not, that more African Americans need to walk around with guns......remember this story. The "gun" was a cellphone this time. It has been a wallet in other incidents. The rules are always different for us. That's just how the country was founded. Sadly, it continues to be the modus operandi.

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More State Sanctioned Murder (Original Post) spicysista Mar 2018 OP
Truth irisblue Mar 2018 #1
Thank you for this post. rogue emissary Mar 2018 #2
Spot on, rouge emissary. spicysista Mar 2018 #3
Yeap, just having a toy gun is enough to get you shot. rogue emissary Mar 2018 #4

rogue emissary

(3,216 posts)
2. Thank you for this post.
Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:26 PM
Mar 2018

I wish Killer Mike and those that listen to him would realize this reality. They love to talk about how all we need is a gun. Then magically the police will stop murdering us.


spicysista

(1,731 posts)
3. Spot on, rouge emissary.
Fri Mar 23, 2018, 11:17 PM
Mar 2018

Too much precious blood has already been spilled. I am not for doing anything that would provide them with a "reason" to take another Black life. John Crawford and Tamir only had toy guns.........in an open carry state.........and look what happened to them. It's almost too much. Smdh.



rogue emissary

(3,216 posts)
4. Yeap, just having a toy gun is enough to get you shot.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 11:03 AM
Mar 2018

That makes it a justifiable shooting in some people's eyes. Because who could tell a toy gun from a real one in a few seconds. Which is why there are a lot of people that shouldn't be police.

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